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However, experts were, by and large,
appreciative of the informal waste recycle management
initiatives in Brazil as they had helped raise the catadores'
position in society, increase the country's recycling rate, and
led to economies of scale. "For all these reasons, informal
recycling has the potential to be a form of sustainable
development... What is needed is a commitment from governments
to support garbage scavengers by ensuring that they are not
exploited or ostracized, and by providing them with essential
social services,"7 |
said Medina, advocating the need for other countries
to adopt such a system.
Additional Readings & References
1. Geoffrey M Levy, "Packaging, Policy and the Environment," Springer,
2000.
2. "Cooperative Recycling in Brazil," www.epa.gov, 2002.
3. "How to Establish Recycling and Composting Programs," www.epa.gov,
May 2003.
4. Paul Constance, "The Transfiguration of Trash Pickers in Brazil and
Latin America," www.brazzil.com, May 30, 2005.
5. Rick Searle, "Cooperies: The Recycling of Citizenship," www.ekostv.com, February 27, 2006.
6. "Packaging Industry in Brazil," www.euromonitor.com, April 2007.
7. John Fitzpatrick, "Brazil's Human Scavengers Finally Get a Break," www.brazzilmag.com, December 30, 2007.
8. Martin Medina, "Co-benefits of Waste Management in Developing
Countries," www.epa.gov, 2007.
9. H Ribeiro, "Recycling Programs in Partnership with Scavenger
Associations as a Sustainability Factor in Metropolitan São Paulo,
Brazil," www.library.witpress.com, January 10, 2008.
10. "Advanced Recycling Sciences, Inc. Signs Agreement in Sao Paulo,
Brazil with Prominent Brazilian Industrial Group IESA," www.newsblaze.com, 2008.
11. "Novelis is a World Leader in Aluminum Recycling,"
www/19actionnews.com, 2008.
12. Martin Medina, "Co-benefits of Waste Management in Developing
Countries," www.epa.gov, 2007.
13. www.gtz.de.
Cases on related topics
1.
Germany's 'Green Dot' Waste Management System
2.
Sustainable Packaging Practices at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
3.
Sustainability Management at Nau Inc.
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